Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Acid Bath of Ingratitude
Early last week, there was a terrible accident. A young mother, driving on icy Wyoming roads, lost…
Husserl’s Students
Dietrich von Hildebrand and Edith Stein: Husserl’s Students by dr. alice von hildebrandroman catholic books, 52 pages,…
Time to Accommodate the Divorce Revolution?
In the wake of the divorce revolution that swept Europe and the Americas over the last half-century,…
Christina Rossetti’s Lenten Life
The Victorian poet Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) is most celebrated for her popular Christmas carols, but her most…
Ash Wednesday in Rome
Half an hour before sunrise on Ash Wednesday, hundreds of English-speakers from all over Rome will begin…
A date to remember
Papal approbation being no bad thing, I was delighted to learn that Pope Francis, in a homily…
The John Paul II difference in 1989
Twenty-five years ago, on Jan. 27, 1989, a joint statement from the communist government of Poland, the…
The Problem of Place in Douglas Farrow’s Ascension Theology
Come up here,” Jesus said to John, and at once John was standing before his throne (Revelation…
The Smoke of Satan Returns
IIn 1972, on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Paul VI delivered a sermon that…
Five Myths About Pope Francis
He has been called an “improv pope,” a pope of many surprises, but the biggest surprise of…
James Joyce: Right About the Church?
In the opening line of James Joyce’s Ulysses, stately, plump Buck Mulligan bears “a bowl of lather…
Mother Teresa and Her Critics
She was called a “messenger of the love of Christ,” awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and beatified…
The Voice of Two-Thirds is the Voice of God
This week, the papal conclave begins in Rome. Many expect it will end this week as well,…
My Brittle Bones
I belong to a very ordinary Australian family, albeit with two obvious differences. First, compared with the…
Roman Catholics and Confessional Lutherans Explore Deeper Ties
In 1976, Joseph Ratzinger”then still a professor”suggested “it might be possible to interpret [the Augsburg Confession (CA)”i.e.,…
